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i think john boehner is committed to do something. we see a lot of movement going on in the senate. this week we saw that senator marco rubio came out with a plan and is getting actually great endorsement from some of the right wing conservatives and pundits and influence makers in our party. and also from the wous. when was the last time you heard, you know, right wing conservative pundits and the white house agree on anything? they agreed that this plan was actually aed goo thing. so it looks like there is some hope on that. it's going to require a very delicate balancing act, by the white house, by democrats, and republicans in congress. >> and very quickly, what do you think it will look like in this second term? >> well, in terms of immigration, i do think that it is a priority for this president. it sounds like the republicans are getting to the point where, and we heard this right after the election, that they understood what they needed to do to attract latinos to the party, when you hear sean hannity talk about, we have to do comprehensive immigration reform, you know they'
i think john boehner is committed to do something. we see a lot of movement going on in the senate. this week we saw that senator marco rubio came out with a plan and is getting actually great endorsement from some of the right wing conservatives and pundits and influence makers in our party. and also from the wous. when was the last time you heard, you know, right wing conservative pundits and the white house agree on anything? they agreed that this plan was actually aed goo thing. so it looks...
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remember, we all -- the liberal leeng congress made fun of boehner when he said families have to tighten their belts, the government does, too. that's stupid. three months later, obama was saying the same thing. >> the difference is, america owes itself, right? when you look at who owns our debt, we own our debt. >> yeah. some of it is overseas. the main thing is that the debt's in dollars. we can't run out of cash. we print the stuff. >> right. >> and greece, the crucial thing is not so much that the debt is owned by non-greece as that the debt is in euros. that gives them way less flexibility. if you take a country like us, to me it's even hard to tell the story. you say, you know, supposed that we have a run on -- supposed that foreigners decide we're not reliable. how does that drive up interest rates? the fed controls short-term interest rates. long-term interest rates reflect expected short rates. how is that supposed to happen? the answer is actually it's not an easy story to tell. >> economics, news, politics. right now washington is run by politics. so they are in a budget-cutti
remember, we all -- the liberal leeng congress made fun of boehner when he said families have to tighten their belts, the government does, too. that's stupid. three months later, obama was saying the same thing. >> the difference is, america owes itself, right? when you look at who owns our debt, we own our debt. >> yeah. some of it is overseas. the main thing is that the debt's in dollars. we can't run out of cash. we print the stuff. >> right. >> and greece, the...
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leader boehner -- sorry, we're still waiting for leader mcconnell and speaker boehner to move even a little bit in our direction. >> so that was harry reid explaining why the senate has rejected john boehner's bill which went through the house earlier. we'll get straight back to wolf blitzer. a couple of things struck me from what the democratic senator was saying. one was it's not politics as usual. the other is it's time to behave like adults which seemed ironic given it's exactly politics as usual and none are behaving much like adults. >> they don't have a lot of time. it's got to be done by tuesday. looks like they're going stretch it out until the bitter end. it's going to go saturday, sunday, the asian markets again will open sunday night east coast time here in the united states. monday in asia. already the u.s. markets will reopen monday morning. so this clock is ticking. as you know, for six days, the markets in the u.s. have gone down, wall street down the worst week in more than a year in the united states. that could be the tip of the iceberg if they don't get something
leader boehner -- sorry, we're still waiting for leader mcconnell and speaker boehner to move even a little bit in our direction. >> so that was harry reid explaining why the senate has rejected john boehner's bill which went through the house earlier. we'll get straight back to wolf blitzer. a couple of things struck me from what the democratic senator was saying. one was it's not politics as usual. the other is it's time to behave like adults which seemed ironic given it's exactly...
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boehner has also indicated he's not going to deal with the president one-on-one. they're going to go through the regular order. the senate is going to have to do something, the house is going to have to do something. they're going to meet in conference and send it to the presidency. i think the president's legacy to go big, to get a grand bargain, to have long-term economic growth but also to have a legacy of fiscal sustainability could be his major legacy piece. and i think even though he wants to do guns, even though he wants to do immigration -- >> i agree with you. and it should be a priority. if america is not in good financial health, then the problems are huge for the people of america. but here's the problem. ronald reagan and bill clinton both enjoyed very prosperous second terms because the economy rebounded strongly. i'm saying economically. they saw the economy of the country getting much, much stronger in their second terms and that always gives you a chance to do other things. there's not much sign of real recovery in america's economy now. and if it
boehner has also indicated he's not going to deal with the president one-on-one. they're going to go through the regular order. the senate is going to have to do something, the house is going to have to do something. they're going to meet in conference and send it to the presidency. i think the president's legacy to go big, to get a grand bargain, to have long-term economic growth but also to have a legacy of fiscal sustainability could be his major legacy piece. and i think even though he...
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an embarrassing day for speaker boehner. it looks like he lost control completety. >> on one hand, there's a frustration with speaker boehner. they wanted a grand bargain with him. he walked away. there's a measure of look, you could have cut a deal with us. this is still the man they need to get the bill through the house in the very end. i have asked will the president, has the president called for a meeting of leadership at the white house? so far, they have not asked for that. we should expect, if that's what's needed, the white house stands ready to do that in the coming days. this entire town is waiting to see the bill passed so they can move on, get in the house and on to the senate where we have seen compromise in the past. it's where compromise can get done. when can it get into the house and on to the plate where the grown ups take over. >> let's go to you, john king. despite your youthful appearance, you have been around the washington block a few times. get through all the washington bs. where are we? >> we are s
an embarrassing day for speaker boehner. it looks like he lost control completety. >> on one hand, there's a frustration with speaker boehner. they wanted a grand bargain with him. he walked away. there's a measure of look, you could have cut a deal with us. this is still the man they need to get the bill through the house in the very end. i have asked will the president, has the president called for a meeting of leadership at the white house? so far, they have not asked for that. we...
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i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the election. congressman price, where is there room for compromise here? >> there is certainly room for negotiation on a real solution, and a real solution includes both revenue increases and spending reductions. the reason we have concern about what the president is talking about and what my friends on the other side of the aisle have talked about is that it doesn't solve the problem. if we take the president's deal, that he has brought to the table, do you know how many days that pays for the federal government? eight days. not months. eight days. we neat to look at increasing revenue through pro-growth policies. as wel
i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the...
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so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling to delay obamacare. barack obama delayed obamacare this summer. >> i know where you are going. is it making john boehner sick every time he has to do this? >> john boehner is managing a conference of congressmen who believes that they are doing the right thing. it is a tough situation. there are guys out there that believe a government shutdown is what it's going to take to shake this country up and get it back on its fiscal feet. they believe that obamacare is going to wreck this economy and believe in their principles. it's not wrong in the united states c
so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling...
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john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the white house will not negotiate over this shutdown that is now into day two. obviously, house republicans would like to see some sort of concession on obama care. the president, if you listen to what john bain her to say right after this meeting, the white house is not offering that. what john boehner said, he still wants to have conferrees pointed. what does that mean? what house republican wos like to have the senate do is send members from the senate into a joint house senate conference to try to work out some sort of agreement. senate de
john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the...
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he actually had boehner i think agreeing to a certain amount of revenues and boehner discovered he couldn't get it through his own tea party caulk us. boehner face as a huge political problem if the senate approves something. if the senate approves something and it goes back to the house, he has to decide whether it goes to the floor for a vote. if he denies it a vote, and the country goes into default, i think republicans would have to think twice next year about their chances of succeeding at all in 2012. >> i understand that will be a very interesting weekend. i understand how mr. boehner face as a real problem here, but in some ways, couldn't you say that all of official washington face as a problem here? because fefktively, have you about 60 young freshmen congressmen who have somehow stymied everyone. >> you've got about 1/5 of the house of representatives, which right now is trying to run the country. i call it a constitutional coup de etat. we never functioned that way. we'll see a real test of the this weekend. can the adults in the room take some risks? can mitch mcconnell negotia
he actually had boehner i think agreeing to a certain amount of revenues and boehner discovered he couldn't get it through his own tea party caulk us. boehner face as a huge political problem if the senate approves something. if the senate approves something and it goes back to the house, he has to decide whether it goes to the floor for a vote. if he denies it a vote, and the country goes into default, i think republicans would have to think twice next year about their chances of succeeding at...
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house speaker john boehner is holding a conference call with republicans in awhile. let's turn to kate baldwin who's live on capitol hill. speaker boehner has been holding negotiations with lawmakers all week long after walking away from talks with the president on friday. how will this be different? what's at the root of these negotiations? >> reporter: the talks are continuing here on capitol hill. we're hearing mainly on the staff level. but negotiations seem to be continuing as they all have an eye on the clock. there's a building anticipation as we're all watching the deadline tick closer and closer. as we heard from both party sources of the leaders that were at the table yesterday evening as we were covering the meeting said they would like to be reaching an agreement before asian markets open this evening. boehner had a conference call with house members -- i should first say he's holding another conference call at 4:30 this afternoon to update members on where things stand. yesterday during the conference call he said that he's pushing for a plan of some $3
house speaker john boehner is holding a conference call with republicans in awhile. let's turn to kate baldwin who's live on capitol hill. speaker boehner has been holding negotiations with lawmakers all week long after walking away from talks with the president on friday. how will this be different? what's at the root of these negotiations? >> reporter: the talks are continuing here on capitol hill. we're hearing mainly on the staff level. but negotiations seem to be continuing as they...
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listen to john boehner. he did the conservative radio show the laura ingram show this morning and he's talking about how some of these guys simply don't think getting to default without a plan is a horrible thing. >> well, first, they want more. and my goodness, i want more, too. secondly, a lot of them believe that that if we get past august the 2 sxnd we have enough chaos we can force the senate and the white house to accept a balanced budget amendment. i'm not sure that that -- i don't think that strategy works because i think the closer we get to august the 2nd frankly the less leverage we have vis-a-vis our colleagues in the senate and the white house. >> if democrats came here with a specific promise and they were then told -- some of these guys were pressuring the house guys before they even had their vote on their plan, you have to compromise. they're keeping their promises. what's wrong with that? >> no. this is startling. on a couple of different fronts. i assure you the american people didn't vote
listen to john boehner. he did the conservative radio show the laura ingram show this morning and he's talking about how some of these guys simply don't think getting to default without a plan is a horrible thing. >> well, first, they want more. and my goodness, i want more, too. secondly, a lot of them believe that that if we get past august the 2 sxnd we have enough chaos we can force the senate and the white house to accept a balanced budget amendment. i'm not sure that that -- i don't...
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speaker boehner says, here is a plan. pass it, send it to the president and we're done. >> well, the speaker knows that is not the way it's going to work. the house knows it's not the way it's going to work. because his plan is fundamentally flawed. he was put on notice yesterday with a letter with 53 senators signing it saying, we are not signing it. but they took a whole day, to make a political posturing position. now, the reason it's noft going to pass is because it's not in the interest of the country. it has a short term debt ceiling. and that could result in a downgrading of our credit and it doesn't provide the serenity to the marketplace that republicans have been saying we need to give the marketplace. for that and other reasons, it requires the passage of a constitutional amendment. it's not going to pass. and we will be in a forced grid lock. >> let me stop on that. reid's plan would raise the debt ceiling through the presidential election mvb and jeff flake just standing here, six-term republican said that he
speaker boehner says, here is a plan. pass it, send it to the president and we're done. >> well, the speaker knows that is not the way it's going to work. the house knows it's not the way it's going to work. because his plan is fundamentally flawed. he was put on notice yesterday with a letter with 53 senators signing it saying, we are not signing it. but they took a whole day, to make a political posturing position. now, the reason it's noft going to pass is because it's not in the...
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i believe congressman boehner and others can find a way to do that. it's gut-check time. and if you say we're in a tough spot. if they are not going to do tough cuts, then when is it going to be? they always say we're going to do the tough things. sometime we're going to make tough decisions. after the next election, we might fix that. the time is now, and as important as the debt ceiling is, the other issues of whether we're going to fix the spending problems of the country also deserve attention, and if not now, when? one example would be, what are they going to do to fix medicaid? it's bankrupting states and running the federal government over the cliff financially. where is the president of the united states on the most pressing financial challenges of our country on entitlement reform? where is his specific medicaid reform proposal? where is his social security reform proposal? where is his specific medicare proposal? the answer is he does not have one. you can't find him publicly talking about that. he's ducking and bobbing and weaving, and he's not leading and that
i believe congressman boehner and others can find a way to do that. it's gut-check time. and if you say we're in a tough spot. if they are not going to do tough cuts, then when is it going to be? they always say we're going to do the tough things. sometime we're going to make tough decisions. after the next election, we might fix that. the time is now, and as important as the debt ceiling is, the other issues of whether we're going to fix the spending problems of the country also deserve...
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and john boehner is not going to be in a position to say, that what we are learned about boehner, he is not in position to deliver anything. he could not go along with the grand bargain and he had to go with the tea partiers and even then he had to vote with them. >> this is historic and at the end of the day th
and john boehner is not going to be in a position to say, that what we are learned about boehner, he is not in position to deliver anything. he could not go along with the grand bargain and he had to go with the tea partiers and even then he had to vote with them. >> this is historic and at the end of the day th
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all eyes have been on speaker boehner's proposal today. there seem to be a hiccup tonight and he has to rewrite his plan. what's going on? >> it is all about the money, gloria. this has to do with the issue of savings. you'll remember one of the principals that speaker boehner said he would abide by, the cuts, the savings had to be greater than the am the debt ceiling would be increased. that's a problem this evening. because debt ceiling increase according to this bill would be about $900 billion. and the congressional budget office, they always come out with cost estimates for legislation. they just came out to say that his savings, the deficit reduction in this bill, fall short of what he targeted. only $850 billion in deficit reduction as opposed to the $1.2 trillion they were targeting. a big problem. they're now scrambling to rewrite the bill and it is unclear what will really happen. they were spending all day today trying to sell the bill to their members, gloria. not rewrite it'll. >> so what happens? we weren't sure he had the vo
all eyes have been on speaker boehner's proposal today. there seem to be a hiccup tonight and he has to rewrite his plan. what's going on? >> it is all about the money, gloria. this has to do with the issue of savings. you'll remember one of the principals that speaker boehner said he would abide by, the cuts, the savings had to be greater than the am the debt ceiling would be increased. that's a problem this evening. because debt ceiling increase according to this bill would be about...
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boehner and i think he has some interest in doing this. he's got to come up with substantial revenues as a contributor to a debt deal. >> i guess the best thing is that everybody's talking, but in your mind, what is the percentage that there will be a deal by january 1st? i say it's less than 50-50. there have been no discussion for two years. now, we've had an election. the world has changed, but is there the time that's required to have the very difficult discussions about entitlements, domestic discretionary, limits on the pentagon and revenues? it's an awful lot to get done in a short period of time. so if we can get it done, let's get it done. >> i'm hoping for a christmas day surprise, congressman. >> well, a lot of us would welcome that. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> this is 31 minutes past the hour. nancy pelosi likely will spend her next term the same way she spent her last one. california democrat made the official announcement moments ago. >> made the decision to submit my name to my colleag
boehner and i think he has some interest in doing this. he's got to come up with substantial revenues as a contributor to a debt deal. >> i guess the best thing is that everybody's talking, but in your mind, what is the percentage that there will be a deal by january 1st? i say it's less than 50-50. there have been no discussion for two years. now, we've had an election. the world has changed, but is there the time that's required to have the very difficult discussions about entitlements,...
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. >>> boehner versus obama. who is going to win this thing? with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. wout of landfills each year? plastic waste to cover mt. rainier by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. >>> joining me aren't table, steve king, republican from iowa, cnn crossfire host stephanie cutter, cnn political commentator and new york time columnist and democrat from maryland. i want to talk just briefly about the breaking news this morning that there have been two successful raids by u.s. special forces, one in libya for a man we've been looking for for almost 15 years. the other in somalia against an al-shabaab unit. they're responsible for the mall terrorism not that long ago. when you contrast this to the syria we're going to bomb, we're not going to bomb and the criticism that the president
. >>> boehner versus obama. who is going to win this thing? with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. wout of landfills each year? plastic waste to cover mt. rainier by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. >>> joining me aren't table,...
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i would test -- john boehner can test his own members. i think the key player is john boehner. he can go tomorrow to the caucus after the senate presumely a passes a bill, possibly over riding ted cruz in a filibuster and say look, i have achieved the goals that you wanted me to. this is his caucus, his 40 taliban members of the tea party. i've shut the government down. we've succeeded in doing that. we now have the outlines of a potential deal, tax reform, some kind of entitlement reform, spending cuts. we tried an obama care. it didn't happen. we have to move on. i think he in the end, i served in the congress 15 years. all of these deals are made at the last minute and i think that john boehner and mitch mcconnell, harry reid, nancy pelosi and the president, they are reasonable people. >> but ted cruz seems to be on his own mission and many believe his real game plan is to raise his own profile high enough to have a run at the presidency, which may seem ridiculous, but actually, i don't think it's as outlandish as people imagine. >> there is no question. the only thing i thi
i would test -- john boehner can test his own members. i think the key player is john boehner. he can go tomorrow to the caucus after the senate presumely a passes a bill, possibly over riding ted cruz in a filibuster and say look, i have achieved the goals that you wanted me to. this is his caucus, his 40 taliban members of the tea party. i've shut the government down. we've succeeded in doing that. we now have the outlines of a potential deal, tax reform, some kind of entitlement reform,...
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speaker boehner is out today also on the sunday morning circuit. he says there are not the votes in the house for a clean increase in the debt ceiling. that there is a history of debt ceiling increases being tied to other policy things. and that he wants to sit down with the president to talk about that. my question to you is if what the speaker can pass out of the house does not include health care reform, but includes other things, entitlement reform or some other manner of tax reform, would that be okay with you? or do both the shutdown and the debt ceiling have to have some component of rescinding some part of obama care? >> look, i think the speaker is exactly right. and i commend his leadership. the house of representatives has been listening to the american people and what house republicans have been doing consistently throughout this is trying to resolve this matter. they've been passing bill after bill to fund vital priorities of the government and the senate democrats, there are eight bills piled up on harry reid's desk that he won't allo
speaker boehner is out today also on the sunday morning circuit. he says there are not the votes in the house for a clean increase in the debt ceiling. that there is a history of debt ceiling increases being tied to other policy things. and that he wants to sit down with the president to talk about that. my question to you is if what the speaker can pass out of the house does not include health care reform, but includes other things, entitlement reform or some other manner of tax reform, would...
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there is a theory out there that congressman boehner, speaker boehner shook hands on a deal, he agreed to a deal, and then he backed out and welched on it because the tea party went to him and said we'll come after you if you go forward with this. >> i don't know who in the tea party went to speaker boehner? >> there is a -- >> there have been rallies all week with tea party members here in the capitol, so you can speculate as to who might have gone to him. he's also hearing from his members. and i don't think there is any doubt that his speakership is in the offing here, that if he doesn't deliver for the tea party members within the house republican party, that there will be some effort to try and undo his speakership. >> dana lash, thank you so much. congressman speier, thank you so much. spirited, lively, let's hope we can get some agreement in the hours ahead. thank you, guys, so much. >>> always a difficult issue to talk about. up next, a brave woman we met last night, amy tercini whose family could be a casualty of a government shutdown. she's back and she's not giving up withou
there is a theory out there that congressman boehner, speaker boehner shook hands on a deal, he agreed to a deal, and then he backed out and welched on it because the tea party went to him and said we'll come after you if you go forward with this. >> i don't know who in the tea party went to speaker boehner? >> there is a -- >> there have been rallies all week with tea party members here in the capitol, so you can speculate as to who might have gone to him. he's also hearing...
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right now 30% of you say it's president obama. 70% of you say it's speaker boehner. get your voice in there. get heard. this debate is going to continue online at cnn.com/crossfire as well as on facebook and twitter. from the left i'm van jones. >> from the right i'm s.e. cupp. join us >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> >>> this is "piers morgan live." welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. tonight, breaking news, of course, shut down showdown or rather shut down stalemate. listen to john boehner and harry reid a while ago after the meeting with the president. >> we've asked to sit down and resolve our differences. they don't want -- they will not negotiate. >> i said fine, we'll go to conference. all we want you to do is open the government. >> the government of the united states of america, still closed. 800,000 americans out of work and millions more suffering the effects of the shut down. i'll talk to some on those including a cancer patient supposed to start a trial and a worker who has no idea when she'll see her next paycheck. and a
right now 30% of you say it's president obama. 70% of you say it's speaker boehner. get your voice in there. get heard. this debate is going to continue online at cnn.com/crossfire as well as on facebook and twitter. from the left i'm van jones. >> from the right i'm s.e. cupp. join us >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> >>> this is "piers morgan live." welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. tonight, breaking news, of course,...
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if you look at what harry reid is proposing and john boehner, other than john boehner require two votes and a few other issues, by and large their plans are identical. i suspect they'll get merged within the next week. guys like me won't like it. we knew a compromise was coming. the problem is neither plan cuts three to $4 trillion which is what s&p said they need to do to keep the credit rating at triple-a. >> how big of a concern is that? even with the plans the credit rating might still be downgraded? >> it's a very big risk, anderson. there's two different events here and it's hard to keep them separated from each other. the first is getting the debt sealing lifted. that's the critical negotiation under way now. even if we get it lifted, eric's right. standard & poor's is saying even if you get it lifted it's how much you're willing to cut the deficits that they will really judge the triple-a rating of the united states on and if it's something less than $3 to $4 trillion in real cuts they're going to lower the credit rating of the united states for the first time in our history. we
if you look at what harry reid is proposing and john boehner, other than john boehner require two votes and a few other issues, by and large their plans are identical. i suspect they'll get merged within the next week. guys like me won't like it. we knew a compromise was coming. the problem is neither plan cuts three to $4 trillion which is what s&p said they need to do to keep the credit rating at triple-a. >> how big of a concern is that? even with the plans the credit rating might...
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are sure getting personal. >> speaker john boehner won't let the bill get a yes or no vote. because he doesn't want to anger the extremists in his party. >> i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. >> reporter: this friday at lunch hour the president and vice president said they are starving and walked over to a nearby sandwich shop. >> you should get the ray street. it's really good. >> the ray street? >> all right. let's check this out. >> not without taking a swipe. >> i'm happy to have negotiations with the republicans and speaker boehner on a whole range of issues. but we can't do it with gun held to the head of the american people. back in 2009 he rid the speaker about his year round tan. >> after all, we have a lot in common. he is a person of color. although not a color that appears in the natural world. in june of 2011 obama and boehner, both avid golfers hit the links together in what was dubbed the golf summit. the next month they were stuck in a sand trap when the u.s. was facing another deadline. the rela
are sure getting personal. >> speaker john boehner won't let the bill get a yes or no vote. because he doesn't want to anger the extremists in his party. >> i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. >> reporter: this friday at lunch hour the president and vice president said they are starving and walked over to a nearby sandwich shop. >> you should get the ray street. it's really good. >> the ray street?...
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john boehner didn't have the votes. how you could get a deal in the senate. >> i think basically the leaders of both the house and senate are going to have to lead and come to the middle. you're not going to get the right and left. people basically putting all their special interest ahead of the good of this country we're work about keeping our government open. and fixing the finances of our country. that's what this is about. there's things i don't like about obama care. there's things i don't like about an energy policy. i won't hold this country hostage and have millions of people suffering because of what i like and don't like. i came here to represent the people and do the before the i can for my country and the state of west virginia. i'm going to do that. i hope our leaders will move ahead. you can't worry about those who are looking for a reason to be against something. you better find those of us who are for something. >> up think there's enough of you. >> do i. >> also in the house where john boehner couldn't
john boehner didn't have the votes. how you could get a deal in the senate. >> i think basically the leaders of both the house and senate are going to have to lead and come to the middle. you're not going to get the right and left. people basically putting all their special interest ahead of the good of this country we're work about keeping our government open. and fixing the finances of our country. that's what this is about. there's things i don't like about obama care. there's things i...
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john boehner will be the new speaker. democrats probably hold the senate, the president stays where he is. split government, what does it mean? first time in years, will people actually learn to compromise and get something done? >> i think the word is tidal wave here, elliott and it's good -- >> earthquake, tidal wave. choose your metaphor. >> i'm sure the president is gratified to hear he's staying, but maybe not for long. it comes back to president obama, there's no question this midterm election has been a referendum on him. the question is now does he recognize the voice of the american people, what they have tried to deliver to him in a not so subtle way or does he double down? >> well debate for a long time what this means? it's up to the tea party what the republican party does, because the tea party controls john boehner. john boehner knows he's there because of the tea party. if the tea party says to him, no compromise, nothing at all. it's going to be gridlock, and gridlock would be a disaster for the american
john boehner will be the new speaker. democrats probably hold the senate, the president stays where he is. split government, what does it mean? first time in years, will people actually learn to compromise and get something done? >> i think the word is tidal wave here, elliott and it's good -- >> earthquake, tidal wave. choose your metaphor. >> i'm sure the president is gratified to hear he's staying, but maybe not for long. it comes back to president obama, there's no...
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not even between speaker boehner and the president. it is between speaker boehner and the tea party caucus. that's what has to be resolved. the democrats are united, they're toward fund the government at a much lower level than they want which is a huge concessions, if write advising they will, should just bank. so governor christie is right. it is not boehner, reid and obama. it is the speaker and ted cruz. actually just ted cruz who is apparentlily the de facto speaker of the house. if the republican party wants to reassert itself. >> what about that? that ted cruz is the speaker right now? should john boehner say hey, ted cruz, other a fraud. put his legacy on the line? >> the republicans have been remarkably united throughout this crisis. the votes you've seen over the last couple days show a united republican party. the speaker is managing a difficult situation. he has a tea party wing of the party that he's made commitments to. they have wanted to shut the government down for their own political ideological reasons. and in some w
not even between speaker boehner and the president. it is between speaker boehner and the tea party caucus. that's what has to be resolved. the democrats are united, they're toward fund the government at a much lower level than they want which is a huge concessions, if write advising they will, should just bank. so governor christie is right. it is not boehner, reid and obama. it is the speaker and ted cruz. actually just ted cruz who is apparentlily the de facto speaker of the house. if the...
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do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because the voters have spoken. also the senate democrats picked up seats across the country. now they're one region. so they're clear about that. and the president's always going to be open to different ideas, but not change the goals. and the goal is not just an economic strategy based on austerity, but one that is pro-growth, pro-middle class, that allows job creation while you're bringing fiscal discipline to washington. it's not one or the other, it's both. and obviously john boehner is wanting to work with the president. he's already expressed some opening to go that. it's going to take a while to get th
do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because...
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what is going on in congressman boehner's head? he knows shutting down the government is a bad thing. he knows that the right wing is bullying him. doesn't he know if he gives in this time, they will ask for more and more until they depose him? >> i have to take a break. thank you very much, senator chuck schumer. democrat of new york. >>> we are waiting to hear from president obama in just a few minutes at 4:45 p.m. next, a runaway train collides with another one full of rush hour commuters and police are asking how the park train got loose and whether someone intentionally set it in motion. how can i help you? oh, you're real? you know i'm real! at discover, we're always here to talk. good, 'cause i don't have time for machines. some companies just don't appreciate the power of conversation! you know, i like you! i like you too! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and talk to a real person. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed do
what is going on in congressman boehner's head? he knows shutting down the government is a bad thing. he knows that the right wing is bullying him. doesn't he know if he gives in this time, they will ask for more and more until they depose him? >> i have to take a break. thank you very much, senator chuck schumer. democrat of new york. >>> we are waiting to hear from president obama in just a few minutes at 4:45 p.m. next, a runaway train collides with another one full of rush...
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boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just talking about, according to the congressional budget office, that's going to be about 200,000 american families are going to be out of work next year and that's the low estimate. young is estimating about 700,000 more unemployed. that's a lot of hurt for the middle class, so this is a battle for the middle class even when we're talk iing about that upper bracket because of the enormous impact that has on small business job creators. >> okay. i mean, aside from that argument though, i'm really trying to just get at the process here. it seems that there isn't that mu
boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and raise the taxes on those small businesses we were just...
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when he got tough, finally boehner had to let republicans go his way. i think he wants unity, but the path to unity is not kumbaya, it's being tough and being clear about what he wants to get done for the country. >> second terms have not worked out how most presidents think they're going to work out. something happens, president bush the financial crisis, president clinton the impeachment. nixon, reagan, iran contra. paul, another thing you said, the inaugural is another blueprint etched in sand? >> this guy's awesome. >> the great philosopher who the first to say, stuff happens. >> he cleaned it up. it's a family show. >> president bush, who ari served, president bush, in his first inaugural never mentioned terrorism. that was the topic that dominated his term. i reread eisenhower's inaugural, he gave a stirring speech about the cold war and confronting communism. probably the most important thing he did in his second term is send troops into little rock. not into berlin, but little rock to enforce desegregation. he signed the first civil rights law s
when he got tough, finally boehner had to let republicans go his way. i think he wants unity, but the path to unity is not kumbaya, it's being tough and being clear about what he wants to get done for the country. >> second terms have not worked out how most presidents think they're going to work out. something happens, president bush the financial crisis, president clinton the impeachment. nixon, reagan, iran contra. paul, another thing you said, the inaugural is another blueprint etched...
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the president meeting again with speaker boehner. he walked away from talks but was called right back today by the president. he says he'll show up. senate majority leader, senate minority leader and democratic leader in the house, nancy pelosi all expected to be there. let me go to the white house right now. brianna keilar is there for us. is there any reason to believe that this is just another, you know, just another twist and turn in these negotiations? not the first time we saw somebody walk away from talks. >> i would say this was the most dramatic day we've seen yet. we spoke earlier about it. you said you felt something was different. that was a dra hattic development. the clock is ticking so much closer. there was hope is that the house speaker and president could come to some kind of an agreement. you can gauge it how frustrated president obama was yesterday. that was a level of frustration we haven't seen before following this collapse. republicans saying that the white house had moved the goal post, that they, republicans
the president meeting again with speaker boehner. he walked away from talks but was called right back today by the president. he says he'll show up. senate majority leader, senate minority leader and democratic leader in the house, nancy pelosi all expected to be there. let me go to the white house right now. brianna keilar is there for us. is there any reason to believe that this is just another, you know, just another twist and turn in these negotiations? not the first time we saw somebody...
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sanjay, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> and coming up, did the tea party stab john boehner in the back? and what could the deal cost you? i will ask dave ramsey. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and...
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boehner and obama in the same room? >> eventually that will happen. and the last time we had a debt ceiling fight the president did what you are saying he ought to do now. it backfired. they had a six-week negotiation that went nowhere. but the second is the thing that hurt the democrats in the discussion of obama care was people who aren't following the details that closely would look and the republicans said we are unanimous and the democrats are divided. so they are the ones being unreasonable. and people say that's probably right. and this time it's the reverse. >> i have to hit our own shutdown right now. but thank you to all of you who have the stamina to come back after midnight. so whoever can come back, come back. we'll be right back. but they didn't fit. customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm not happy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy customer becomes happy customer. then, repeat customer. easy returns, i'm happy. repeat customers, i'm happy. sales go up, i'm happy. i ordered another
boehner and obama in the same room? >> eventually that will happen. and the last time we had a debt ceiling fight the president did what you are saying he ought to do now. it backfired. they had a six-week negotiation that went nowhere. but the second is the thing that hurt the democrats in the discussion of obama care was people who aren't following the details that closely would look and the republicans said we are unanimous and the democrats are divided. so they are the ones being...
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right now john boehner is giving some remarks. let's listen. >> mf-traveling all over the country and today going down to newport news to use our military it's time to focus on the problem and that is spending. they knew this was looming. so for 16 months, the president's been traveling all over the country holding rallies instead of sitting down with senate leaders in order to try to forge an agreement in order to move the bill. we have moved the bill in the house twice. we radio not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. >> good morning. as speaker said, the president will be it newport news, virginia. i'm concerned about families in the commonwealth. i'm concerned because their concern about the future and uncertainty which looms because of this sequester. the president has said, well, he wants to compromise but there's been four years of spending increases and now the president says we can't have any progress on the sequester unless we get the second tax hike in eight weeks.
right now john boehner is giving some remarks. let's listen. >> mf-traveling all over the country and today going down to newport news to use our military it's time to focus on the problem and that is spending. they knew this was looming. so for 16 months, the president's been traveling all over the country holding rallies instead of sitting down with senate leaders in order to try to forge an agreement in order to move the bill. we have moved the bill in the house twice. we radio not...
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speaker boehner knows that. the senate is absolutely right in not wanting to deal with extraneous matters like the affordable health care act and the president knows that. what has to happen now, speaker boehner has to come to a table and say it's our number. we won it. let's get together and let's open the government. the republicans insist on shutting down the government and hurting thousands of people in my district, people are thrown off head start. we know that those who were doing important research for the national institutes of health are told not to come to work. we cannot allow this shutdown to continue. the republicans know it. they have to stop it now. >> congress woman, you're saying they need to come and sit down. we hear the republicans stand up. they want to negotiate. everybody's talking about negotiating and sitting down. it seems nobody's doing it. what are you hearing there on the hill about actually following through? it seems ridiculous. you've got both sides saying we need to talk and sit
speaker boehner knows that. the senate is absolutely right in not wanting to deal with extraneous matters like the affordable health care act and the president knows that. what has to happen now, speaker boehner has to come to a table and say it's our number. we won it. let's get together and let's open the government. the republicans insist on shutting down the government and hurting thousands of people in my district, people are thrown off head start. we know that those who were doing...
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boehner to try to get the votes. mr. boehner has never been able to deliver the votes without ms. pelosi and the democrats delivering those votes. i think the democratic position is to come up with a fair and balanced proposal to not raise taxes on the middle class and to not sit back and listen to the republicans talk about robbing the banks when the bush tax cuts robbed us -- >> here's the question, will the democrats go along with cuts and entitlement spending? >> i don't know, wolf. i will be up on capitol hill on thursday. i want to hear from them. i don't want to tell them what to do because i do believe they have a mandate from the american people to basically put everything on the table and to come up with a balanced approach and not listen to the nightmares the republicans are -- >> donna has a point. and i think a lot of republicans agree with barack obama on this. but it's the barack obama who said when the economy's weak, you don't raise taxes on anybody, which is why he intended the bush tax cuts for two more years. but that's not the point. i think you'll find republ
boehner to try to get the votes. mr. boehner has never been able to deliver the votes without ms. pelosi and the democrats delivering those votes. i think the democratic position is to come up with a fair and balanced proposal to not raise taxes on the middle class and to not sit back and listen to the republicans talk about robbing the banks when the bush tax cuts robbed us -- >> here's the question, will the democrats go along with cuts and entitlement spending? >> i don't know,...
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b speaker boehner is trying to solve this problem. but we're bankrupt and we can't continue spending. even these temporary proposals won't address the subject that, we will default. we won't default by not paying the bills. we will default by more inflation. and that is a serious problem. >> i want to play something that i know you've heard. i'm sure you've heard john mccain speaking on the floor yesterday. let's just play that for our viewers. >> republican house failed to raise the debt ceiling would somehow escape all the blame. then democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced budget amendment and reform entitlements and the tea party hobbits could return to middle earth having defeated mordor. this is the kind of crack political thinking that turned share enengle and christine o'donnel into gop senate nominees. >> he was reading from a "wall street journal" editorial but pretty harsh comments about the effect of the tea party on this debate. what do you make of what he said? >> he sounds angry. i'm pretty upset. i haven'
b speaker boehner is trying to solve this problem. but we're bankrupt and we can't continue spending. even these temporary proposals won't address the subject that, we will default. we won't default by not paying the bills. we will default by more inflation. and that is a serious problem. >> i want to play something that i know you've heard. i'm sure you've heard john mccain speaking on the floor yesterday. let's just play that for our viewers. >> republican house failed to raise...
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boehner says he'll be there. congress has until august 2nd to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. this is a huge news night. we'll have more on both of these breaking stories on ""ac 360"" at 10:00 p.m. pierce morgan tonight starts right now. >> tonight the woman at the center of trans fixed america and the world. >> as to the charge of first-degree murder, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> now she finally tells her side of the story. as nancy grace. >> the devil is dancing tonight. >> tonight, we'll cross examine nancy on the casey anthony trial. also my exclusive interview dan yelled baldwin, why he got a restraining order to keep his wife away and their two small children. >> you'll never know, i hope, what it is like to have a 3 1/2-year-old child come into your bedroom and say is mommy going to kill us because she heard her mother say that. >> daniel baldwin exclusively. he tells the whole shocking story. this is "pierce morgan" tonight. >> no one is it more outraged by a verdict than nancy gr
boehner says he'll be there. congress has until august 2nd to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. this is a huge news night. we'll have more on both of these breaking stories on ""ac 360"" at 10:00 p.m. pierce morgan tonight starts right now. >> tonight the woman at the center of trans fixed america and the world. >> as to the charge of first-degree murder, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> now she finally tells her side of the story. as...
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if john boehner says, look, mr. president, if you're going to force us to take the tax rates up, that's something we don't want to do, we'll go to 800, but that's it. we're not going to go beyond that, and you can't expect anything from us on a grand bargain beyond 800. that would really reduce the size of any kind of grand bargain. so in some ways, don, what's at stake here is whether they can craft a deal that's win/win. that each side can walk away from something in the short term saying we're encouraged. this gives us greater reason to go on and engage in the grand bargain next year. >> okay. you know, as republicans start to talk about maybe giving, you know, something on this tax hike for the wealthy, is this a white flag? i'm sure some will see it as a waving of a white flag, no? >> there will be a lot of democrats who think it's a white flag and they will say, mr. president, this is gl what he said. you hang tough with those guys and in the end they will cave and there will be some justification for that. ag
if john boehner says, look, mr. president, if you're going to force us to take the tax rates up, that's something we don't want to do, we'll go to 800, but that's it. we're not going to go beyond that, and you can't expect anything from us on a grand bargain beyond 800. that would really reduce the size of any kind of grand bargain. so in some ways, don, what's at stake here is whether they can craft a deal that's win/win. that each side can walk away from something in the short term saying...
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kate bolduan is getting details on what the house speaker, john boehner, just briefed the republican caucus. he had some talking points on how good this deal is for the republicans, kate. >> actually, i just dropped the paper so let me grab it real quick, wolf. this is actually a power point presentation that speaker boehner was going through with members on this conference call and it's really ticking off exactly what this deal is and also trying to make the case why they need to support it. what i'm seeing in the notes that i'm reading here in this power point presentation and from the excerpts i'm reading from speaker boehner's remarks, he's really trying to make the case this is not far off from the deal they've been working on themselves that they eventually agreed to with a little bit of an added sweetener, if you will, to get more conservatives on in the end. what i'm just seeing briefly the top line of this deal says that it cuts up-front spending at $917 billion over ten years. that's just up front. that there are multi-step process then for the president to request to raise
kate bolduan is getting details on what the house speaker, john boehner, just briefed the republican caucus. he had some talking points on how good this deal is for the republicans, kate. >> actually, i just dropped the paper so let me grab it real quick, wolf. this is actually a power point presentation that speaker boehner was going through with members on this conference call and it's really ticking off exactly what this deal is and also trying to make the case why they need to support...
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you were obviously in john boehner's shoes for a very long time. what do you make of what is going on? has he misplayed his hand here? >> first, i won't criticize john boehner. everybody has themselves into a situation. the problem is if you're going to -- there is a fight -- not policy but in philosophy, one party that says, look, the government is too big. we need to pair down the size of government. the debt is too big. $17 trillion is going to land on the shoulders of our children and grandchildren, and another side says we need to take care of people. we need bigger government, and we need to have education and health care and all these things. so there is a difference in philosophy here, and we're seeing this grand battle. now, to try to find a solution to a problem, and i can go back -- i was speaker for eight years during clinton's time and i was speaker during george w. bush's time. if you're going to resolve a problem, you set something on the table, you're counter party sets something on the table and then you negotiate, you bargain. rig
you were obviously in john boehner's shoes for a very long time. what do you make of what is going on? has he misplayed his hand here? >> first, i won't criticize john boehner. everybody has themselves into a situation. the problem is if you're going to -- there is a fight -- not policy but in philosophy, one party that says, look, the government is too big. we need to pair down the size of government. the debt is too big. $17 trillion is going to land on the shoulders of our children and...
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boehner has to also say that he may not be able to get everybody in his party to vote for something. it may be a situation where you end up with 80% of the republicans and a substantial number of democrats getting something done, but they've got to -- if you don't talk to each other and if you don't find some common way to do it and if you're not creative -- i mean one thing mr. clinton who i think is one of the smartest people i've ever worked with, he had an intuitive ability to grasp the situation and to immediately move beyond the problem and try to figure out if there was a solution. and so we were -- we were a little bit like two graduate students in that we would get in a room and start talking and theorizing and remembering books and doing stuff. but this that process, you begin to get away from what you couldn't do and you began to gradually work your way to what you could do. >> yeah, i think it's absolutely fascinating that you both talk like this because to me it's an exact parallel. putin is still here and the republicans and democrats are going exactly as they were in t
boehner has to also say that he may not be able to get everybody in his party to vote for something. it may be a situation where you end up with 80% of the republicans and a substantial number of democrats getting something done, but they've got to -- if you don't talk to each other and if you don't find some common way to do it and if you're not creative -- i mean one thing mr. clinton who i think is one of the smartest people i've ever worked with, he had an intuitive ability to grasp the...
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so i would echo john boehner's words and say guys, get to it. of course, we had a contest between harry reid today and john boehner on who had the toughest, roughest childhood and heard the saltiest language growing up, whether you heard it in a bar or growing up in ohio or whether you heard it in a small town in nevada growing up amongst brothels. i don't know. we may have to have a throw-down on that one. >> all i can say is please, harry, john, just get out of the sandbox. thanks to both of you. >>> still to come, for the first time in 600 years, talk about tradition, a pope is stepping down. and we have some very specific things that are going to happen. one of them has to do with his ring. thousands of you sent us feedback about a story we reported on yesterday. did yahoo!'s ceo go too far? vo: business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! vo: earn a ton of extra points with the double your hhonors promotion and feel the hamptonality. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for o
so i would echo john boehner's words and say guys, get to it. of course, we had a contest between harry reid today and john boehner on who had the toughest, roughest childhood and heard the saltiest language growing up, whether you heard it in a bar or growing up in ohio or whether you heard it in a small town in nevada growing up amongst brothels. i don't know. we may have to have a throw-down on that one. >> all i can say is please, harry, john, just get out of the sandbox. thanks to...
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then this hurts john boehner. no child left behind was the vote that radicalized a lot of conservatives against george bush and he started having a harder and harder time getting republicans after that in congress to support some of his plans. and that's probably going to happen to john boehner. he should have never done this boehner plan. he should have made cut, cap and balance whether you like it or not make that the starting point. at least it had democratic votes in the house. >> where do you see the possibility for some sort of a deal? where do these john boehner republicans meet up with the democrats? >> they'll hold their nose and vote for something like the mcconnel-reid plan that was floated a couple weeks ago to let the president do it and then they gave vote of disapproval. ultimately when they get down to the last 30 seconds on the clock they'll take a deal like that, some of them. >> james, are you confident of that? >> you know, i was. i'm a little less sure today. i suspect that the speaker's going
then this hurts john boehner. no child left behind was the vote that radicalized a lot of conservatives against george bush and he started having a harder and harder time getting republicans after that in congress to support some of his plans. and that's probably going to happen to john boehner. he should have never done this boehner plan. he should have made cut, cap and balance whether you like it or not make that the starting point. at least it had democratic votes in the house. >>...
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what is scary is the absence of boehner. the absence of strong republican leadership who can call the bluff of this fairly small faction of house republicans and say yes -- >> they voted unanimously. >> yes. >> let me interrupt you. i have to take advantage of john's relationship with the clintons. bill clinton, former president, was on abc this morning talking about learning the lessons of the last election and of course the will hillary clinton run and lessons to be learned. and then he said the next one will be better. it will be different. whether she's in it or not, they're all different. the main thing you can't do and you must learn the lessons of your mistakes and failures without becoming a general who fights the last war. is he the only one that is not convinced she's running? he pretty much declared for her. >> well, i saw her this week. i think she's going to put off a decision about whether to run. i hope she does. sounds like the president hopes she does as well. i think she'll be a formidable candidate. the ot
what is scary is the absence of boehner. the absence of strong republican leadership who can call the bluff of this fairly small faction of house republicans and say yes -- >> they voted unanimously. >> yes. >> let me interrupt you. i have to take advantage of john's relationship with the clintons. bill clinton, former president, was on abc this morning talking about learning the lessons of the last election and of course the will hillary clinton run and lessons to be learned....
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he met with john boehner yesterday. their first face to face meeting in more than three weeks. today, the president will visit a detroit engine factory. the president's meeting with john boehner did not yield a breakthrough, but the men did agree on one thing. they'll keep their negotiations behind closed doors. they released a statement saying this. this afternoon, the president and speaker boehner met at the white house to discuss efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff. we are not reading out the details of the conversation, but the lines of communication remain open. dan lothian is at the white house. how telling is it that the statements were identical from both the president and speaker boehner? >> it shows that both sides agree on something and that is that they're not going to continue to have this debate play out in front of the cameras, harsh rhetoric going back and forth. but instead, will do it in private and i think that's very telling. certainly, we don't know what happened in that meeting because neither side getting any details. perhaps they did have a breakthrough
he met with john boehner yesterday. their first face to face meeting in more than three weeks. today, the president will visit a detroit engine factory. the president's meeting with john boehner did not yield a breakthrough, but the men did agree on one thing. they'll keep their negotiations behind closed doors. they released a statement saying this. this afternoon, the president and speaker boehner met at the white house to discuss efforts to resolve the fiscal cliff. we are not reading out...